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| Syphen | Aug 12 2009, 01:19 AM Post #46 |
"War never changes"
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Do you have any of these games Medal of honour psp need for speed pro st psp codded arms psp killzone liberation psp burnout dominator psp Gta Vice city stories psp resestance retrabution psp Pursuit force psp ghost recon advanced warfighter 2 psp tekken dark resirection psp Silent hill origins PSP Cars PSP Swat PSP WWE 2006 PSP Rachet and clank PSP Driver 76 PSP Edited by Syphen, Aug 12 2009, 01:28 AM.
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| josh TX | Aug 12 2009, 12:59 PM Post #47 |
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I have Silent Hill Origins and Vice City stories. |
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| josh TX | Sep 9 2009, 01:42 AM Post #48 |
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Review: God Of War: Chains Of Olympus (PSP, 2008) Imagine a world renowned chef promising you the greatest, juiciest, and most tender steak you could eat. It lived up to the expectations….but it’s only a single bite. Great, but where’s the rest? I thought this was a video game review?? Well a single bite is about what God Of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP feels like…tasty, but too tiny to be completely satisfying. Coming off the heels of one of Sony’s hugest franchises for the PS2, it only made sense that a development team would be tasked with creating a PSP rendition of David Jaffe’s famous third person mythical adventure. After two extremely successful PS2 outings, Ready at Dawn took on the challenge of a prequel for the PSP handheld. Occurring before the events of the first two games, Chains of Olympus attempts to set the stage and cover some of the back story of the warrior Kratos’ exploits as the ghost of Sparda, a former Spartan warrior given extra power and bloodthirsty rage after permanently selling his soul to Ares, the God of War.  Like it’s PS2 counterparts, God Of War on the PSP starts off with a bang and doesn’t pull any punches. The game opens with Kratos violently mutilating and slaughtering an invading Persian army by the will of the Gods. A giant reptilian Basilisk has been released on the city by the Persians and results in an end-of-level, larger than life boss encounter for Kratos to deal with. Fans of the series have come to expect no less than this kind of excitement. It’s noticeable right from the opening swings and stabs of Kratos’ blades of chaos that no amount of control was sacrificed; all of Kratos’ PSP moves and animations feel spot on and exact when compared to their PS2 counterparts. The lack of available buttons on the PSP simply called for an easy fix of assigning Kratos’ parry move to the top two shoulder buttons. It only takes about 5 minutes to get used to, and other than that it’s business as usual. The game still includes magic spells which can be acquired and upgraded in-game, such as a demon-like Fire Efreet summon spell that burns enemies within a specific radius; and a magical golden shield which can serve as not only protection but a means of deflecting enemy projectiles back at your hapless foes. There’s also a secondary weapon that’s a lot of fun to use - a giant golden gauntlet that can be used to punch the tar out of enemies or fry them to death with it’s magical ability to emit electricity. Hey, the gauntlet did belong to Zeus, after all. Players will notice throughout the acquisition of all these new moves and spells that the control and handling feels precise and exact; it’s nice to see no expense was spared when it came to gameplay quality. Unfortunately there aren’t any real “new” gameplay elements in this installment of the series, but it is as good as you are going to get when it comes to the emulation of the older titles.  Graphically, Chains Of Olympus looks great for a PSP title, probably about as good as it gets. While the level of minute detail may be a bit lacking in comparison to the PS2 renditions, it still includes all the graphical charms that the franchise is known for; all the blood pouring, eye gouging charm of mutilating a Cyclops or the violent autopsy -like death handed to a saber-toothed beast as Kratos runs his blades down their chest and mid-section. Most impressive is probably the fact that Ready At Dawn was able to maintain the zoomed out shots of Kratos traversing the mythical landscape from afar. These cinematic shots really show off the PSP’s graphical abilities and lend a true epic feel to the game. All of the voice acting and orchestral music score is brought over from the PS2 games as well, so there was nothing lost in translation sound-wise.  While Kratos’ adventure on the PSP is quite the bang, unfortunately for skilled players it will be just that; a bang and it’s over. At about 5 hours of playtime the title is rather short and leaves somewhat of a bitter taste as the storyline seems to just drop off and conclude suddenly, just as it seemed the action was picking up. It almost felt as if Ready At Dawn may have run out of time or money needed to complete the game and patched it up early, resulting in a somewhat badly paced storyline. Fortunately there are a few extras to keep you playing; a God mode, bonus unlockable costumes, and the challenge of Hades arena mode. Still, I couldn’t help but wish one of the greatest PSP games would have gone on just a bit longer.  Despite the short campaign, God Of War: Chains Of Olympus is still a must-buy for anyone with a PSP. There’s nothing groundbreaking or revolutionary about the gameplay, but it’s still a great way to enjoy a solid action title on the go and is faithful to the series and lives up to the standards of it’s PS2 brothers. No God Of War fan should go without playing this game if only just to tide them over until God Of War 3 releases next year. What this pint-sized installment lacks in depth, it makes up for in just plain fun. My Score: 8/10 
Edited by josh TX, Sep 9 2009, 01:54 AM.
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| Syphen | Sep 20 2009, 10:57 PM Post #49 |
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NIce review josh, i enjoy reading them. |
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| packmule | Sep 20 2009, 11:28 PM Post #50 |
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I couldn't have said it better myself.  
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